LaGrande, TCPA, and Palladium

An anonymous reader writes "Intel's Paul Otellini gave a talk to developers where Intel's project called "LaGrande" was mentioned. This project is aimed to create a "safer computer environment", that would consist of an advanced TCPA implementation. Some of the features it has deal with physically "protected execution, protected memory, and protected storage". When talking on LaGrande, Otellini said "it's a core technology that things like the Microsoft Palladium initiative can take advantage of to build much more stable platforms.""

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Re:I see it as good.

[Richard_at_work]

If done right (and here is where MS may falter), there won't be a big outcry if they turn the option to disable Palladium off. Never underestimate the spinelessness of the average person.

Yes but it has to be done so perfectly, that i doubt it will happen. Look how many people still use word97 format .doc files, even when word has moved onby 2 versions. Try phasing them out.

The PC manufacturers (the ones who count, anyway) are already in their pocket. Both AMD and Intel have pledged support for Palladium. In the future there will be no PC manufacturers making "more free" PC's because doing so will prevent them from being profitable.

You really think so? In the same vein as it isnt profitable for Apple to make Macs, or Sun to make sparcs? No, there will always be an alternative, and there will always be unrestricted versions around, as people will always want them. The US isnt the world, remember that.

I'd rather "scare-monger" (as you call it) then leave people with a false sense of security by telling them things will be alright when they won't.

Ok, the Earth is about to be taken over by Aliens, the world is controleld by a central secret government, coca cola really is a chemical concoction which makes us susceptable to mind control. Grow up. People love to moan and winge about something, so i guess this is your something.